Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Annual Report on Households Assisted
Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
08/10/2026
06/12/2026
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2029
36 Months From Approved
6,160,185
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0
1,850,930
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0
0
0
0
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) block grant (42 U.S.C. 8621) was established under Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, P. L. 97-35. The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) administers LIHEAP at the federal level.
The LIHEAP Household Report is an annual data collection effort conducted by OCS to collect information from LIHEAP grantees to meet statutory requirements and program objectives. The LIHEAP statute requires the collection of data on the number of households assisted, their income levels, and vulnerability group, by type of LIHEAP assistance, for inclusion in the Secretaryâs annual LIHEAP Report to Congress. The data are collected through the LIHEAP Household Report, which consists of the following: (1) a Long Format for state grant recipients, the District of Columbia, and select territory grant recipients, and (2) a Short Format for tribal grant recipients and select territory grant recipients.
The LIHEAP Annual Household Report Long and Short Formats have been revised to reduce respondent burden, improve clarity of reporting instruments, and ensure the collection remains focused on current statutory and programmatic requirements. Revisions include eliminating the lines inquiring about CARES and ARPA funds as they are no longer applicable and removing the sections asking about the applicant's sex, race and ethnicity as this information is not statutorily required.
US Code:
42 USC 8621
Name of Law: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) block grant
US Code:
42 USC 8629
Name of Law: Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981, LIHEAP
ACF changed the LIHEAP Household Report form to the existing data collection to Reduce burden to the greatest extent possible. Changes include removing demographic information, sex, race and ethnicity which is not statutorily required. Additionally, burden estimates for household level reporting was reduced based on analysis of recent data, as described in section A12.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Household Application